Season 8

(High Definition & 5.1 Surround Sound)

DVD Disk 1

Program #801                      Harz Mountain Railway

Tracks Ahead goes into eastern Germany to ride a historic mountain line that wasn’t reopened until after the Cold War.  Visit a man who has realized his childhood dream, ride a narrow gauge line at a place where the geese wear pants, and meet a steel making man who also has a passion for railroading.  Spencer Christian again hosts this 13-part series on railroading.

Program #802                      Greeley Freight Station Museum

Head to Colorado to check out a huge model railroad and museum, look in on a club whose mission is keeping the memory of Pennsylvania railroads alive, take a look at steam technology that powers more than trains, and ride one of the most scenic rail routes in the United States.

Program #803                      ChiTown Union Station

Visit one of the largest two rail o gauge layouts in the country.   Step back to 1882, when the Denver, South Park and Rio Grande railroad was still under construction, visit the railroad that originally took the industrial age millionares to their summer mansions, and Tracks Ahead explores how some rail travelers go in style.

Program #804                      Saxony Narrow Gauge Railways

Tracks Ahead visits the German state of Saxony to see narrow gauge steam lines.  See a large Lionel club layout in Levittown, New York, visit a combination freight and passenger railroad in Pennsylvania, and visit a 7 ½ inch gauge steam line in Pennsylvania.

DVD Extra - Expanded Russian Trip

DVD Disk 2

Program #805                      The Flying Yankee

See the East Coast version of the “Train that Changed America,” look at a slice of the New Haven line that’s been preserved in N gauge, look at four layouts under one roof in the shadow of the Golden Gate, and visit a bed and breakfast in Vermont that has a very special feature.

Program #806                      Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad

Tracks Ahead goes to Ohio to take a close look at a modern freight line that has it’s roots in the past.  Visit a large public layout in northern Georgia, ride the rails to visit a logging museum in Wisconsin, and visit with a photographer who plies his trade late at night.

Program #807                      The Mollibahn

Ride the route of royalty through the countryside and streets of northern Germany, visit a great O gauge club in New York, ride into the Kentucky hills, and stop for a concert on top of Colorado’s LaVeta pass.

Program #808                      FairPlex

Visit a southern California railway historical society, as well as one of the oldest garden railroads in the country, enter the magic world of the Sunset Valley Oregon Railroad, visit a toy and train museum in Vermont’s scenic Quechee Gorge Village, and ride through New York’s Finger Lakes region.

Program #809                      Arkansas & Missouri Railroad

Tracks Ahead goes to Arkansas, Home Of Wal-Mart, Tyson Chicken, and a combination freight passenger railroad.  Meet a train collector whose displays only enhance his operating layouts, go to Kansas and ride behind a restored steam engine, and visit a piece of resurrected history in Nevada.

DVD Disk 3

Program #810                      Adobe Mountain Railroad Park

Visit one of the largest model railroad clubs in the country where you’ll find a gauge for everyone.  Visit a mountain top in the Peach State where a husband and wife have built a dream layout, ride an Idaho rail line up the scenic gorge of the Payette River, and look in at a huge 7 and a half inch gauge railroad operation.

Program #811                      Western Pacific Railroad Museum

Go into the Sierra Nevada mountains to visit a museum dedicated to the Western Pacific Railroad, see a G gauge layout that is especially adapted to the harsh Arizona climate, visit a great European collection and layout, and visit a New England tourist destination which started life as a sled dog ranch.

Program #812                      California Zephyr

Ride the route of the California Zephyr, look at a layout that uses some very special equipment in its operations, go to Dearborn, Michigan to visit The Henry Ford museum and railroad, and ride through the scenic lakes region of New Hampshire.

Program #813                      Trans Siberian Railroad

Take a ride on the longest rail line on the planet, visit an Arizona man who has built a tribute to his native New York, go to Cincinnati and visit a museum that is a testament to a childhood dream, and meet a man who never met a model train gauge he didn’t like.